This post is informational, not a request for help. I am interested if other members can duplicate my findings,
I am retired from Freddie Mac as an internet security specialist. I have plenty of experience with enterprise security, but not too much hands on at the consumer level. I purchased a 3 TB My Cloud and a 4 TB My Book Studio to be a single point backup system for:
- 1 Mac Book Pro
- 1 HP (64 bit) desk top Win 7 and Ubuntu 14.04
- 1 Dell Studio laptop (64 bit) Win 7 and Ubuntu 14.04
- 1 Dell Inspiron laptop (32 bit) Ubuntu 14.04
- 2 iPhone 5
- Apple TV
These are connected to the Verizon Fios Actiontec M1424WR rev I router.
I was naturally concerned with how WD My Cloud would be accessible from the internet so I carefully monitored my router and found that enabling internet access resulted in unwanted changes to my router’s security.
Here’s an outline of the procedure I followed with results that proved my point:
- on firewall confirm ports 80 & 443 forwarded WD2go
- disabled Cloud access on MC using Dashboard
- on firewall confirm ports 80 & 443 no longer forwarded
- enabled Cloud access on MC using Dashboard
- on firewall confirm ports 80 & 443 forwarded WD2go
- disabled Cloud access on MC using Dashboard
The message in M1424wr rev I router security log
“Mar 7 16:25:45 2015 Firewall Setup Configuration change WBM user Unknown (0.0.0.0) has changed security settings [repeated 3 times, last time on Mar 7 16:29:35 2015]”
An authenticated message:
“Mar 7 09:12:43 2015 Firewall Setup Configuration change WBM user pfeiffep (192.168.1.3) has changed security settings”
Internet access remains disabled on WD My Cloud and have since noticed a HUGE reduction of activity on my router.
I know that WD is selling this to home based consumers, but I do have a concern about the more robust My Cloud series and the lack of transpareny regarding exactly how “internt access is achieved”
I firmly believe in what Sy Syms, a clothing marketier, so eloquently stated…
             “an educated consumer is our best customer”